Sentences with phrase «with serving the public interest»

been more dependent on the largesse of some of the world's richest corporations — whose goals have more to do with burnishing their public images than with serving the public interest.

Not exact matches

«No matter the fate of Bill 214, I expect swift and meaningful action from the government and all Members of the Assembly to protect our democracy from those who are more concerned with winning than ensuring the voice of the people is heard and the public interest is served.»

With headquarters in Washington, D.C. (323 DuPont Circle Building, Washington, D.C. 20036), it provides information about public and professional alcoholism programs, as well as serving and representing its member - agency's interests at the national and international levels.

It is not given to everyone to have his private tasks of meditation and reflection so happily coincident with the public interest that it becomes difficult to judge how far he serves merely himself and how far the public good.

Now the goal is to serve the public's interests, by supplying the people with what they want; it is not manipulation and control of the public by special interests.

The mission of the Sports & Society Program is to convene leaders, foster dialogue, and inspire solutions that help sport serve the public interest, with a focus on the development of healthy children and communities.

David was also the producer of «An Inconvenient Truth,» and just as that film served as a wake - up call for climate change, «Fed Up» hopes to similarly educate the public about the serious flaws in our food system and how the food and beverage industries have a vested interest in maintaining a status quo that puts profits over our collective health — and often with the assistance of the federal government.

The same thing is true with public health: keeping kids healthy serves all our interests, and that's precisely where laws are so important.

Seems to me that in a democracy, a media outlet with an obligation to serve the public interest as a precondition to receiving a license to broadcast from the FCC should have ALL declared candidates participate.

At present, the most democratic constitution bill ever drafted is being held hostage by self - serving politicians in the clearest possible demonstration of a fundamental principle of constitution - making — namely, that politicians should neither be tasked with drafting nor ratifying constitutions because of the risk that they will act against the public interest.

But that's the underlying problem with our state — too many public servants who are far more interested in serving themselves than the people they represent.»

She said that Barca's public comments «have not been consistent with the majority position of the caucus and have served counter to our interest.»

In the letter dated 14 July 2017 and signed by SERAP executive director Adetokunbo Mumuni the organization said that, «Public interest is not well served when government officials such as former governors, deputies supplement their emoluments in their current positions with life pensions and emoluments drawn from their states» meagre resources, and thereby prioritising their private or personal interests over and above the greatest happiness of the greatest number.»

Silver's lawyers went on to quote a key staffer who said that Silver «acted with integrity and exhibited a deep, consistent commitment to issues that he felt best served the public interest.»

That's a far cry from the $ 591 million that Exelon, the plants» owner, expects to pocket by 2021, but it's worth noting the ZEC system was developed based on what the PSC could get away with without asking for legislative permission, not what best served the public interest.

This morning Mr Smith broke ranks with the party and said a public vote on the Brexit deal was the way «Labour can properly serve our democracy and the interests of the people».

Prior to that, she served as the executive director of Environmental Advocates of New York (EANY) and a senior environmental associate with the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG).

In the letter dated 14 July 2017 and signed by SERAP executive director Adetokunbo Mumuni the organisation said that, «Public interest is not well served when government officials such as former governors, deputies supplement their emoluments in their current positions with life pensions and emoluments drawn from their states» meagre resources and thereby prioritising their private or personal interests over and above the greatest happiness of the greatest number.»

Rather than encouraging researchers to take on problems that serve the public interest — a basic function of science and the fundamental reason that citizens support funding for science — Edwards believes those «perverse incentives» make researchers cautious and only concerned with their own interests.

May it serve as a warning not only to policymakers, but also to researchers, clinicians, peer reviewers, journal editors, and journalists of the need to consider the harm to scientific credibility and public health when dealing with studies funded by food companies with vested interests in the results — and to find better ways to fund such studies and to prevent, disclose and manage potentially conflicted interests,» writes Marion Nestle, Ph.D., M.P.H., of New York University, in a related commentary.

Not only will it help students, but it will enable colleges to align practices with the values they espouse and demonstrate how collaboration among colleges can help them serve their common public interest charge,» said Lloyd Thacker, founder and executive director, The Education Conservancy.

Consistent with the interests of the Abundance Foundation, a major focus of our work is serving students of color in under - resourced public schools.

We're often accused of being hostile to the regular public - school system, but our real gripe is with its near - monopoly — which leaves it free to keep on serving the interests of its «stakeholders» rather than the students.

Robert Moore, deputy superintendent of Finance & Operations for Oakland Schools, has recently been honored with the 2018 School Business Official of the Year Award from the 3,000 - member Michigan School Business Officials (MSBO), a nonprofit corporation which works to serve many interests related to public education.

The program, only active in Connecticut, trains and mentors individuals with a Connecticut teaching certificate and at least four years teaching experience who «are interested in serving as the next generation of principals for the New Haven Public Schools» (Achievement First, 2012).

With respect to the adequacy of the relief secured by the decree, the court's function is «not to determine whether the proposed [d] ecree results in the balance of rights and liabilities that is the one that will best serve society, but only to ensure that the resulting settlement is within the reaches of the public interest.»

Currently used in 43 countries, ODILO defines and designs efficient, user - friendly solutions, serving the needs of public, private, university, school, and special interest libraries, along with travel and hospitality industries.

We have developed a sophisticated screening process that we use to identify public companies that we believe (i) are undervalued, (ii) are not adequately serving the interests of their stockholders and (iii) require a new board of directors, so that, with the encouragement of stockholders such as you, we can begin implementing reforms ourselves with the goal of increasing stockholder value.

The mutual fund industry trade association set up to serve its members, co-operate with regulatory bodies, and protect the interests of the investing public that use mutual funds as a medium for their investments.

The mutual fund industry trade association set up to serve its members, cooperate with regulatory bodies, and protect the interest of the investing public that use mutual funds as a medium for their investments.

Founded in 1958, the American Pet Products Association is the nation's leading not - for - profit trade organization serving the interests of the pet product industry and educating the public on the many joys and health benefits associated with pet ownership.

As James A. Secord points out, they served an almost «utopian» combination of the interests of capitalism, science, public education, and art; what allowed them to serve anything at all was their artifice, which brought with it the implication that even the remote beasts of deep time could be exposed, recreated, and conquered by human ingenuity.

Beyond serving a public need, Mr. Pitt — who has a longstanding interest in architecture — was eager to see what the designers came up with.

If there are in fact serious environmental problems with fossil fuels it would be in the public interest to put resources into addressing these problems instead of wasting efforts and money on limited inefficient and costly alternatives which only serve to harm the economy and a failed economy can not properly look after the environment

«The guiding principle for future communications by climate researchers should be to serve the public interest, to provide citizens and their representatives with the information they need and an understanding of the options available so that they can make informed choices and decisions»

George C. Landrith, President and CEO of Frontiers of Freedom, previously served as the Vice President and General Counsel to the National Legal Center for the Public Interest (now associated with the American Enterprise Institute.)

On appeal, the court rejected the regulator's assertion that solicitor - client privilege, which serves private interests, can not be used to stifle an inquiry with public interests at stake.

But his portrayal of the MBA as a self - serving «guild» with little concern for the interests of clients and the public is just wrong...»

«As lawyers in Ontario, we need to be concerned with what is legal work,» he says, and whether the public interest is being served by who is performing it.

With membership from well over 100 US law schools, the Alliance's ultimate goal is «to ensure that law graduates are ready to practice with a full complement of skills and ethical and social values necessary to serve clients and the public interest, now and in the future.&raWith membership from well over 100 US law schools, the Alliance's ultimate goal is «to ensure that law graduates are ready to practice with a full complement of skills and ethical and social values necessary to serve clients and the public interest, now and in the future.&rawith a full complement of skills and ethical and social values necessary to serve clients and the public interest, now and in the future.»

Our Bellevue attorneys serve private and public sector clients with interests that include energy, utilities, technology, retail sales, real estate, general business and education.

How can the public interest be served when the public is being deceived by those with the power and duty to act on this matter?

And the public, whose interest is served by promptly bringing those charged with criminal offences to trial, is justifiably frustrated by watching years pass before a trial occurs.

Importance: With summer in full swing, and numerous public events underway (the Pan-American Games in Toronto, Bluesfest in Ottawa to name a few), Figueiras serves as an interesting opportunity to reflect on contemporary Canadian law enforcement practice.

With the exception of a closing thought at the end, I'll refrain in this post from getting into the protectionist regulatory environments through which lawyers limit the opportunity for others to step in and serve the public need and the public interest.

The Canadian Judicial Council agrees with ACJ Douglas that the public interest would not be served by pursuing these current actions before the courts.

With a strong interest in social justice, she served as Managing Editor of the Journal of Public Interinterest in social justice, she served as Managing Editor of the Journal of Public InterestInterest Law.

While in law school, she served as Treasurer of the Public Interest Legal Society and also worked as a law clerk with the firm during the summers of 2013 and 2014.

The Minnesota Law Public Interest Residency Program, established by a gift from Allen -LRB-» 56) and Linda Saeks, will connect leading public interest and government organizations with high - achieving law students, committed to long - term careers in serving the public intPublic Interest Residency Program, established by a gift from Allen -LRB-» 56) and Linda Saeks, will connect leading public interest and government organizations with high - achieving law students, committed to long - term careers in serving the public iInterest Residency Program, established by a gift from Allen -LRB-» 56) and Linda Saeks, will connect leading public interest and government organizations with high - achieving law students, committed to long - term careers in serving the public intpublic interest and government organizations with high - achieving law students, committed to long - term careers in serving the public iinterest and government organizations with high - achieving law students, committed to long - term careers in serving the public intpublic interestinterest.

May 23, 2016 — «The University of Minnesota Law School announced today the launch of an innovative program to provide students committed to serving the public with valuable legal experience and to provide them with guaranteed legal employment post-graduation, while providing leading public interest and government organizations with much - needed legal assistance.